AN: *looks away*
Distance III
By: anybodihearme
Originally Uploaded: Thursday, October 13, 2016
The tears of betrayal that Eddward has been trying to hold back, the weakness that he's been fighting, and the sorrow he's been battling, finally sprang free and ruthlessly ran down his face. Yanking his hands free, Eddward shoves Kevin violently, making him stumble backwards in utter shock. "I hate you!" He screams. "I hate everything about you!" Eddward roars, clutching his chest where his once open and warm heart beat, starring Kevin down and making him take a step back further. "I gave you everything and look what you did to me, to us, to everyone!" He screams.
"Ed-"
"Don't," he begins, holding his hand out towards Kevin, "don't you dare try to makeup an excuse for what you did!"
"I di-"
"You are the one that left, not me. You are the one that made love to me all night, whispering those poisons, barbaric sweet-nothings into my ear. You are the one that told me I was your everything and nothing would ever change that. You are the one that held me close and made me feel safe and the most important person in the world. You are the one who woke up first and made me breakfast in bed. You are the one that kissed me on the cheek and said goodbye! You are the one that walked out that door and said that you'd loved me! You are the one that never came back!" Eddward cries, clutching his chest.
"I-"
"You what Kevin? You left me out of the blue, without a word or any inkling as to what was going on or even as to why!" The words leave Eddward's mouth through bitter clinched teeth. "You left me for two years!" Eddward fumes, clutching his fist at his sides. Taking a step forward, Kevin quickly regrets his actions as Eddward flinches and more tears stream down his face. "Did you honestly think you could come back and everything was going to be the same?" Eddward finished, breathing heavy. There was nothing Kevin could say or do to rectify or justify his wrongs.
The air between them grew cold and still but the tension was heavy enough to be suffocating. Soft sniffles fill the air along with Eddward's breathless pants and Kevin's regret. Staring down at the ground, Kevin runs his hands through his hair, not knowing what to say or do; or rather, having so much to say and just not knowing how to say it. Kevin's heart broke at every sniffle and strangled breath Eddward made. He never meant to cause him this much pain and suffering. All he ever wanted to do was keep that beloved gapped tooth smile on his face.
"I'm so-" Kevin's chest suddenly stings with a sharp pain making him look up in confusion, ignoring the pain completely. Before he could even blink, another picture frame was thrown across the room, hitting him in the chest. "Ed-" Lifting his arms, Kevin blocked the next picture frame Eddward threw across the room. "Ed-" This time, Eddward picks up a paperweight, unsatisfied with the lightness of the picture frames. Ducking, the paper weight hits the wall, putting a hole in it. "Ed-"
"Don't!" Edward screams, picking up whatever he can get his hands on and throwing it across the room.
"Please!" Kevin begged, avoiding the objects.
"Get out!" Eddward says, picking up their wedding picture, and throwing it across the room. Kevin doesn't even try to dodge it as he runs forward, catching the frame in his hand as a cracking noise fills the air. It's as if time slows down and the glass cracks slowly in every direction before shattering and cutting Kevin's bare hands. The spider webbing of the glass is an exact replica of Kevin and Eddward's heart.
All it would take to have the glass completely shatter and crumble in his hands is just one small touch.
"I'm sorry," Kevin sobs, looking down at the broken picture, "Eddward, I'm sorry, please understand." Kevin's tears drip from his eyes, falling onto the frame.
"Do you want to know what the worse part of it all was?" Eddward speaks, his voice cold and distant.
"I'm sor-"
"Waking up every day and not knowing whether or not you were alive or dead." Eddward admitted, his voice breaking. "Not knowing if you were hurt and alone." Eddward sniffles, bringing his arms up to hold himself. "Going out everyday and looking for you to only come home empty handed. Pathetically running to the door everytime the doorbell rang, hoping that maybe, just maybe this time, it would be you on the other side. Constantly wondering what went wrong and overthinking every little detail to always just end up blaming myself in the end. Thinking that it was me the whole time and believing that I deserved every heartbreak and tear I shed. That it was me who did this to us." Eddward whispered, his voice floating in the air.
"I-"
"And worst of all was the not knowing," Eddward said, cutting Kevin off. "Never having the closure of knowing what happened," Eddward laughs, "and I guess I never will."
Another tear fell from Kevin's eyes, cracking and shattering the glass completely.